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Saudi Arabia Backs Israel's Terror Attack Assessment on Flydubai Flight
A Flydubai flight experienced a severe incident where a co-pilot attacked the captain, causing the plane to lose altitude before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Preliminary investigations by Saudi and U.S. officials suggest the event was a terrorist act, with no immediate signs of Iranian involvement.
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What happened
- 01Saudi and U.S. officials view Flydubai flight incident as a terror attack.
- 02Co-pilot attacked captain, causing plane to rapidly lose altitude.
- 03Flight made emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after attacker subdued.
- 04Passengers described panic and chaos during the incident.
- 05No signs of Iranian involvement have been detected so far.
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